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was invited by the Speaker to a seat in the
DIPLOMATIC cutlery fN{ 81

was invited by the Speaker to a seat in The
| diplomatic gallery
! Congressman w T.. Scott forgotto draw
| his salary as a member of Forty.ninth Con
| gress until last Wednesday, when some one
reminded him, while in Washington, that
| there was balance of $4,000 due him on
| that account. >-
John H. Flood, who had good position
IN the factory of the American Tack Com.
pany IN tairhaven, Mass, disappeared on
the l4th inst. He was man Of regular
but well controlled drinking habits, and
leaves wife and daughter in Fairhayen.
\ flat containing three colorcd men,
while crossing Cooper river on Friday. was
run into by the s!oop Carrie and Hattie.
the Hat was capsizcd, and all three of the
| occupants were drowned. The captain Of
the Sloop-Lcwis Poinsett-iS charged with
criminal carclcssucss.
| Gen. r. ). Ripley died Of apopeXy Tues
day evening at the New York Hotel. The
attend mt physician aud nurse were the
only ones present at his death General
Ripley WAS efficient in the defence of
Charleston during the war. lie was about
IS years Old
1t has luSt been announced that the Sui.
| tAA of Turkey offered - Mrs. Cleveland
shortly after her marriage the decoration 0f
| 'i'' NAbNi VI lilC NUlpHtl ullN lllilt the llt-
! Ter declined it. The order is ono which is
frequently bestowed upon the wives Of dis
unglushcd meu. Its insignium is a green
sack or ribbon.
EN Gov. TbOS. G. Reynolds Of Missouri
committed suicide at ST Louis "Wednesday
afternoon, by plungng into The elevator
suatt Ol the custom house, at Il point &
feet from the ground Death was iustunt;,
= ncou$. Governor Reynolds was nativ,
Of Charleston, s. G.
: The statue Of General Albert Sidnc,
i Johnston, just cast by the AIncs Compnu;
IN Chicopce, stands y feet high and vii
n cost $4,000 when finished. It will b.
:. placed ON the lot of the Army Of Tennessee
II II New Orleans and it viii! be unveiled 81
~ April 6, The anniversary Of General John
' Slon'S t}Cuth.
- The friends and admirers of prcsiGcn
:, James Morrison, of the Crescent Club o
Baltimore, recently presented hint W iih
ring that cost $1,000. The central Stone i
c an emerald that weighs G3 carats, and i
% said to be ono of the largest in this country
IL is set between TWO diamonds that wCigI
l. D l-l6 caratS each.
L My health is first rate now, said u. "
ltCuua, prominent member of the New
C York Produce Exchange, to rrlowmcm
q Der on Cdncsduy morning, and before tn
latter could reply he SAW the speaker lurI
If pale and tall. When picked up il WA
,s found that MIR. RcQua had been slrickCI
with apop!cNy, from which hc cannot re
cover.
/. F'rauk Fowler, New York artist, ha
>" completed portrait OF the late Mr.. Tillcu
representing that statesman in the prime O
/ Ilir before disease had touched him. b.
e those "h0 knew Mr. TilGcn in that nprio;
oi ms career, the portrait is pronounced
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-07
Finding Fault win the Minister.

Mr.. Spurgeon puts into the mouth Of
John Ploughman" the following home
ly bit of wisdom, which we commend to
any reader that may have mognillcd his
pastors imperfcctions; "I mover knew
a good horse that had not some odd
habit or other, and never saw u minister
worth his salt who had not some crotchet
or oddity. Now these nro bits of cheese
that caVillers smell out and nibbIo at;
tho first is too Aowery and the second
is too dull. Dear me, if all Gods crea.
lures were judged in this way we should
wiring the doves neck for being too
tame, shoot the robins for eating spiders,
kill the crows for swinging their tails,
and the hens for not giving us milk.
When a man wants to beat u dog, he can
soon find stick, and at any rate any
fool may have something to say against
the best minister in England"
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MI who desire full information about the
cause Snd cure Of HlOJd pOiSons, Scrofula and
ErrotuionS SwcllingS, Ulcers, sores i;heumn
I!Sin, Kidney complaints, Cat8rrh, clc can
secure ~ man. irec, \ copy our 81 page HAS.
wonderful and startliug proof ever before
hlio%lI' Address, BLCOD BAiM co.
itIanta, tiu.
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1t fell in the midst OF the dogs below lust
as its mother sprang on the branch above
the hunters head. The sight Of her cub
being torn by the dogs, and the cries it
gave, turned her attention entirely from
Weston, md with bloc d-curdline cry
sne leaped from the high perch in the
,. SIee and alightcd on the dogs. Weston
.0sI nnI NO tmc in getting to the ground
anu anu se5izing his rifle. Although but few
SEelSs five nS SeIe occupied in doing this, all
tne ground, torn to pieces bv the infn,iI
60 sop panther in defense of her vonnr he.
fore Weston could nre n. aS5t 0iiTS, w, "a va
PAM 9an5her a,, was licking the wounds of her her
@ tSc bHntcr guG rnG san moaning oyer the body rs
That was Neston's last attempt 80 10 "1"r|, na,I
ture q panther alive, andit was doys siIp. ~.
fore his nervous system recoyere3 f,nSn ~,
the eitects of that hunt ~ Y. Sun
eif4.tsff sgn,,.l t..g,
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PITTS CARMINATIVE!
FOR INFANTS AND
TEETHING CHILDREN.

An instant relief for collie of infants
Cures Dysontery, Diarrhma, Cholera
lnfantum or any diseases of tho stomach
and bowels. Makes the critical period
of Teething safe and easy. Is q safe and
pleasant tonic. For sale by all druggists,
and for wholesale by HowARD, WIIIET
& Co., Augusta, Ga.
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ho'"i ''.''' ....,..., 600
The authorized capital is S., ,OO0, 600
divided into $4,000 shares ut 500 par
value. business was commenced with
81 600, 900 on March 5, 1887, and is to ter
inmate March 5, 1887 (tifty years..
The places. of business are to be erected
at: Jersey City, Hob0kcn, Hudson county.
n. j., Camden, n. j., Philadelphia, Pa.
lhcadquarters,) Chicago, H., Kansas City,
Mo, Norfolk, Va, Wilmington, n. G.,
Charleston, S. c., Savannah and Atlanta,
Ga, Montgomery and Mobile, Ala, New
Orleans, La, Memphis, Tenn, Little Rock,
Ark, Dallas and Houston, Texas, Nlcrd-
ian, Miss, and such other places us The
company shall determine upon.
The character Of the business is the man.
uiacture Of cotton seed oil and all the
products of cotton seed. They have power
to issue bonds and mortgage their proper
ties for the purpose of raising money. An
interested party and one near the President
stated that the capital "is to be 81, 600 600"
ChrQnicle.
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Superintendent DolNalb Puuper Home
Decatur, Gu, May !, 1886.
BRIGIIT'S DISEASE,

| have been a sufferer from Kidney and
Bladder troubles for several years.
have lately had what is termed Bright's
Disease, and have had considerable swell
mg OF my legs and shortness of breath.
The urea has poisoned my blood also. I
secured and am using (B. b. b. Botanic
Diood Balm, and find it acts powerfully
and very quickly, and L am delighted
VITA It's effects. had previously used q
large quantity of various advertised rem
eGleS, and several eminent physicians
also waited on me, but b. B. B. stands
at the top. JOHN H. MARTIN.
Rock Creek, Ala, May 1, 1886.
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Eyes; shall break the cngagcmunL" She
said, folding her arms and looking defiant;
'ft is really too much trouble to converse
with him; he's as deaf us a posi-, and talks
like he had Il mouthful Of Ehush Besides,
the way hc hawks and Spls IS disgusting"
Don't break the engagement for that; tell
him to take DIR. Sagcs CatNrrh Remedy
1t will cure him completely" "Well, IN
tell him. do hate to break il on for IN
other respects he's quite too charming or
course, il cured his catarrh.
.
The truly good can enter places where
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-07

A school.boy remarks, that when his
teacher undertakes to show him what IS
what ne only finds out which IS 8i6iirA
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-07
COULDN'T HEAR IT THUNDER.

An interesting letter from Mr.. John
W. Weeks, superintendent Of DcKalb
Pauper Home:
From feeling Of gratitude and de-
sire to benefit others, | Voluntarily make
thus statement. ] have great reason to be
thankful that L ever heard of Il. Is. D..
MS ! know what blessing it has been to
me. J have suffered with Bronchial Gu
tpfrh Ior n number Of years. Six months
ago L was taken with q severe puiu in
right eaa' which in few days began to
olschargo matter, with terrible and al
most unbearabiC pnlpitntion and all sorts
Oh NOISES Ill my head. In ten dnys aftvr
!le lecommencement of discharge and pain
III my car began to grow deaf and in
SIX week" L was SO deaf that [ could not
hear thunder. ''
L was then compelled TO use CONVERSE
ton tube, and it was often that could
not hear with tho tube. [ then com
menccd taking Is. b. B. and the running
OF my car ceased running in five weeks,
ana can now hear without the tube. NV
general health has improved, palpitation
ceased, and feel like IL DOW being, and
appreciate tho benefit [ havo received
from B. B. i. Gnadc i'll Atlanta, Ga
with glHtitudc to God and thankfullness
to the PrOplirtors for such medicine.
ChCerfully recommend ii to all who are
afflicted with deafness and catarrh. Tyv
il; perSeycro III its use and you will be
convinced OF its value
Holm w I-IIIIIrCt
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a bottle Of ink was recently opened by
mistake FOR bottle of wine at at a Detroit
supper. If any of the guests gave any
Kisses Immediately thereafter the kisses no
doubt lo"nd the osculotion an ink.you.bus
-, lhcrG CRATE menny kinds of Tolkcs in
the world, and there's CRATE menny kinds
OF apples, and it wouldn't be right to con.
demn all the apples because the one YOU
bit into was sour and pncker'd up Your
mouth. - y
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~ Woman and Her Diseasesn

l,lS Is the title Of an interesting illustrated
lloo pages sent, postpaid, for 10 cents in
Stamps. Address Worlds Dispensary Med
zeal Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-07

The truly good can enter places where
the devil would blush TO be seen.
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Iava!iaS' Hotal ard Surgical Institute

STAG cS EiEhtce', Experienced and skill
fI;l Physicians ana Surgeons. . &
ALL CHRNniC DISEASES a SPECIALITY
PaticDts treated here or at thCir homes. Many
treated at home, through correspondence, us ?
successfully as. IL hnrO in person. COmc and
see uS, Qr send ten GENTS in stamps FOR our
lnvahds' Gudc.8ools," which gives Nll purtic-
ulare: Address: WORLDS DISrENSARY MEDI-
CAL ASSOCIATION, 0O3 Main ST., Buffalo, NY.
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About the New 0i! Company.

MIR. d. A. Tompliins and Mr.. w. G.
Nay, two Of the leading spirits in the gIcut
cotton seed oil enterprise, arrived the Cen.
trail yesterday. On being interviewed by a
Ch'Ontclc representative, Mr. Tomplin,
stated that Mr.. Kay is now engaged in
making drawings for the eight new mills.
and that as soon as the drawings are com.
pletcd ground will he broken for the build.
ings. The first mill will be built in AZ
lanta.
The companany was inc0r .)oralcd under
The laws Of New Jersey on March ), 1850.
The lnCorporatOrS and stockholders arc:
Horny Z. Butchcr. Philadclnhin
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EIGHTH ANNUAL. STATEMENT

or ih" Valley Mutual Lire .t,auyfutinn Of
Nirgintn, a~ filed with a." IomplrulIrr-
General cl South CuIuIiH.:.
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strong oo0ldnatlon Llnborgcr cllooIc
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
AMONG THE TESTERS.

No. my boy, the Dominican frian were
no relation To our modern pancake grid.
dlCs.- DmriRc Bnoc:c.
An oculi-t doesn't want nm eye for m
eve, and n dentist doesn't want n tooth for
a tooth. They want S-.-LE.
In the Volapuk language tho word Tor
dollar IL 'dOab." Hut II will be Just ~
hard g ever to borrow n -Pttsbty
ghrpuicir.
Kentucky has n rooster with three
threats. aud every time q koniuckinn takes
his Bourbon lee wishes be- was that rooster.
Fort WOHh TER Gnsts.
We have an impression that Uncle sun
will give Dame Columbia q sct II diamonds
and q sralskin sacquc, and that will reduce
the surplus you bot, JUDY.
The popular song Just nov ~ "rhc Let
ter that lie l1ngci Tor Never Came The
person Who sent II probably put un inmo-
diato delivery stamp ON it-Ndrndd N'air
journal.
II takes two months "a prepare for
Christmas aud three a. recover from H.
but wcmu.t remember that there are seven
months IN the year which are arranged iof
solid comfort Judy.
w nNi N ttN cause ~ IlNl ffl spot on
the end Of your nO-r, BlObHpn7' asked
popinjay, slyly. THAT, sir." replied
Blols0n, 'is n solar spot. | WIS out In
the hot sun all the summer. W burlington
Iirs inc.
A writer In n geological contemporary
dcarfibrs q hawk which he has trained,
mot only a. whistle various airs, but also
10 accompany itself on n tamhourinc." II
this isn't CANNON. the creature must De-
quito u winged hawk-ortm In itSolf- Fun
w IOits.
Small Dividends -Wiic-John, don't
you think w. ought to ut some new cnr.
pets for the parlou7 Husband Yea. !
suppose M, but when n fellows telephone
stock pays only 1000 per cent n month,
how IN thunder can you dOanyihing about
cafpels7=7id BhA
Mr. Villas hs been transferred from the
postolRcc department 10 that a the intc.
iior, aud Nh Don VI. Dickinson haa been
appointed bstmastor General. When.
ever aCahinct officer lays OF the clothcS Of
his Office there u always some one stand.
Ing by ready 10 Don M.-TDdl Sy1iags.
Brand New Poker Joke Two old sports
accustomed 10 catch the granger NJ poker
are playing against ono another. II call
YOU What ye got2" Pour aces
''Whal's yer outside cnrl7 Iyo got four
aces. "-7Sm FruHcSo0 Chronicle.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
CrocHery aud the TariG.

Prom the Chicago Herald.
In the store Of Chicago crockcry MGR
chant:
"whai is the average custom.housc tax
'fsixiy-fiye pcr cent"
THAT IL, | am paying you that much
morc for these purchases because Of the
duty''
'"Thai's IT,"
"But I aid In fostering an infant Amcri.
can industry Of tremendous advantage 10
the whole people. How are the Jersey pot
terics doing2"
"IndilTcrcntly."
"Ihc call is for superior products Of Tor.
cign manufacturer
Yes"
"What would be- the effect upon your
business II the tax on pottery were shorn
Of the protective fcaturc2'
1--WE would do a larger volume Of bust.
ness nj a slightcr risk of loss; we would
have less capital, lees local taxation, les
insurance. smaller bad debts"
"But neither your interest ~ a merchant
nor mine M n customer shall be considered
by Congress because some Jersey pottcp
| drsir, Ia turn out inferior table furnitup
nj handsome prUtits."
That's H."
DWELL, blessed be- protection"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
An English summary OF the Message

SOU NNf ~
President Cleveland sent 4 message
which amazed and delighted boih
enemies and friends" In other words
instead OF cnd~cavoring to say what would
"diyidt" American citizens least, b.
said exactly what he thought, In the
boldcst and p]laincst language, on the sub.
iect OF the tariff, and told the people what
ID was good Tor them to hear. We shall
look with great curiosity To see whether
the American people rrglly like cinIor
and plain speaking best, or whether they
prefer the presidents who cndcuyor to hit
the exact line between wind aud water. "
prcsidcn, Cleveland plunged At oncc into
the financial question and touched M
other. The revenue was u great Heal more
than the government needed, and every
ycnr the unemployed surplus grew larger.
ID was not possible Ia pay oil debt with Il,
because all the debt which could be- al
present redeemed mt par had been 80 re-
deemed, and the only ayailrblc coursC
would bc 10 buy American bonds In the
market at q premium, and At a premium
which would Immediately be iorccd up Il
an artificial hight, II the treasury wcr
known Ia be- competing for these bonds
Yet, by June - next, and within iuul
wears, SllO,O NJ 1900 between CT, UOl,uh
and eos, 900, OOOl would have been &C
cumulaicd in the treasury Tor which TN
government had no manner of use, lhOngl
The people sorcly needed that Of whicl
they had been unnecessarily deprived
This the President termed IAN indefenSi
bic cxtortion aud n culpablo betrayal o
American fairness and Justice
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
A Bas,'. Question.

frum the Detroit "re Pres.
Little Mary W., agcd two-and.a-half
sunny years, Is learning 10 talk, aud picks
up everything she hcars.
A few days ago Judge u. called on
Mary's papa, but took no notice Of the
little one playing about thereon. The
Judge IL wordy and pompous, but little
Mary was not n bit afraid Of him, aud
edged herself up 10 his knee, whore sho
stood regarding him with critical Dyes.
Pretty soon there was a pause In the con.
ycnation. when the baby asked grayely,
in her high treble voice:
Cub. did 90 cncr dit left?"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
Tho Kind Of nrend sne PRAYED rer.

Prom the San Francisco thfuntclc,
There came near being n bread riot in n
fashionable clearinghouse up town-a
French bread riot II scomsthat the land
lady suddenly cut OF French bread, andoi
course somebody having noticed II, every.
body howlod for French bread. French
bread, or ! leave the house. II was fear
fol. Nothing was talked Of for n day or two
but this baking question. II reached the
ears 81 the children. and one OF them say
Ing her prayers ono night appealed the
matter 10 the highest poser. Much ~ her
mothers astonishmcnt, the small kid fold.
I'd her little hands and said:
Give ~ this day our daily French
bnsndh
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25

In a recent speech on beet sugar pro-
duction, delivered before the farmers in
the vicinity of W~atsonvillc, Cal, Claus
S~preckles said, among other things:
Farmers should net from so to SO an
aero for their bcets, while for
wheat you only clear about 50 cents u
bushcl, with fifteen TO twenty bushels to
the acre. ! propose to erect
factories that will consume $50 tons OF
boets in twcnty-four hours. This will re-
quire seven tons of lime, which is a good
fertilizer and can De returned to the soil.
Sometimes you find your feed is scarce,
you can cut your straw and take the pulp
from the bcets TO feed your cattle, when
you will have sleek cattle all the year
round and be able TO put plenty of manure
back 10 the soil. . Germany TX.
ports GOO, 900 tons of sugar and produces
l,02i, 900 tons. In Austria there are 2Sl
beet sugar factories; in switzerland, 26l;
in Belgium, Isl; in Holland, forty-four,
in Germany, iO2; in Denmark, nine; in
Sweden, nine; in Spain, ten; in Italy, seven,
but the last two were not a success. There
are 800 factories in Europe. France pro.
| duCcs from 500, 600 to GOO,O 600 tons Of sugar,
and il has one central factory. Ten miles
away there are small plantations where tn,
bccts are cut by machinery and diillscd.
IRON these all the liquor is pumped to the
central factory, but | would prefer to brlnl
the bects by teams or rail 20 the factory.
have not yet selected a place, but am ready
10 put up ten factories II you will help m,
and show where you will raise the bccts
The first factory | will erect myself II you
guarantee to cultivate u certain number q
acres with bcets every year. II one lactorl
is not large enough, then ! will erect an
other, or YOU can 10 50 il YOU want To, an,
| will give 500, 900 toward it. Ia Ger
many two-thirds Of the factories are ownc,
by the farmers themselves, and with thi
interest and 100 acres Of land they hay,
become rich by the beet sugar industry. .
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25

by the arm, and we led them TO the tug
boat, where they were washed up and
given a good. but late supper, The next
day they were taken to New Orleans,
where the captain. by the influence he
commanded, had them put into IN orphan
asylum,
At last accounts the little fellows were
studying hard and doing well, and they ex.
pressed the hope OF being men enough 10
make money so they might bring their sis
ter to America to live with them.
Their Christmas gift was a home.
Thomas q. BoGGS.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
Iue ~ Al Asoa, Lot. vic.

TTUT .V'TH THN1T
a little five year old, who hal been 30
sunday-schooI Tor tho fnt time, camo
homo pulled up with importance over
what he hal learned. 'Mamma," said lac,
edo you know about Lots wiic2'
"a little" she said, but tell mo what
you know"
So tho little fellow told his story very
earnestly, becoming positively dramatic
whom ho ne - iho climax and said:
"And the angel OF The Lord said unto
Lots wife, skate Tor your life aud don't
You look buck, but she did look back and
turned O somcrault."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
Yonnr America 80. sn.pIcIen..

A travelling man, upon arriving home
from Kansas City. where ho had been for
the past year, carclcssly pulled 4 vest out
Of his trunk, and from n Of his pockets
dropped a lady's ring. His soyon-ycar-old
boy picked up the ring, and papa told him
he could have II.
Mamma says: "whcrc did you get the
ring2"
Papa-I found II In a street chr In Kan.
sas City.
Boy-Y-o-s You did
Mamma and papa simply exchanged
glances, but did lots Of thinking.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25

Two distinguished bellies put themselves
~cuuEpicuously before the New York public
lst week. One wa Mis Minnie Sclg.
man. Of the socially aud financially ior-
most Scligmlus, who made her debut ~ n
professional actress. Her rule was small
IN 81 Elaine" but she was a wonder fur cool
Rlfpn-srssion. The other WIS Elsie lie
Wolfe. the swell amateur. who u expected
a. follow Mrs. Potter Ia the regular stage.
She played In tho school Tor Scandal ut
u charity matinee. Shc IN not exactly n
beauty, but she u In fashionable vogue.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
In THE VERY FAR NORTH.
CHRISTMAS AMID THE GOLD AND
SNOW OF THE OLD DOMINION.
Shivering In the Cold of Fifty De-
grees Below Zoro-The Terrible Snow
Squali 49, Melancholy Merrymasing -
B-r-r-rl What n Christmas,


times in ten Tho
earth is white with
on Christm rs,
around New York
Philadelphia, or at
no further north
than the Catskill And
that means thatthc white
blanket which shrouds
the earth is one uu-
sheet reaching
into the north further
than man has ever been
further than man =
knowledge over reaches.
The majestic Hudson Is
then locked in ice and
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25

"Aw you still working hcrc?" asked
John Mnckny Of a man named O'Bricn,
whom ho saw in tho carpenters shop sit
ting on q pile u lumber. "No, sor, ! am
not" was the prompt response. when
did YOU quit, nmY' "Whin did ] quit,
Johnf Faith, John | never began"
"Wcu YOU not put on the pay rll last
fall2" "I.rlnd ] WIS. but you spoke 81
workin'. don't work. I'm too old ior
that mniry stay on the pay roll, and 1
propose Ia stay ihcw. too. but II its work
you're after, put Homc new man on AN
additional man, I name" GLOW will tho
stockholders look at thiH2' -Four stock
holdcH were In here yesterday lookin' at
me, but they mover kicked. They seemed
pleased that m ould man liko mc wa
doin' ~ we'll. II the funds cit low, John,
w. can just tell the directors Ia pas a divi-
lcnd Mackay walked away, but when
hc turned his head he put u brad gin ON
II that lasted him Tor iity yards. -CJrsOn
lNorD iypouL